Box Office Bets with Zach and Aaron

Zach and Aaron
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A high school film teacher and a former high school business teacher compete to see who can most accurately predict the box office each week, discussing new release films and industry trends along the way.

  1. February Box Office Re-Cap: 'Scream 7,' 'Wuthering Heights,' and More!

    5D AGO

    February Box Office Re-Cap: 'Scream 7,' 'Wuthering Heights,' and More!

    Surprise, Sidney! Tune in for our longest episode yet, where we cover 10+ February releases in true Box Office Bets fashion: at too late an hour... becoming progressively tired... in the middle of a rainstorm! If there's any other way you'd have your movie podcast, look elsewhere. But if you like these "woke losers" just the way they are, press play! Because this week's episode highlights ‘Scream 7,’ a film we do not wish to support, we have donated to film critic David Ehrlich's fundraiser for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and we implore our listeners to do the same! This episode's schedule: Quick Reviews: 'Shelter' (Aaron's Version), 'Solo Mio,' 'Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie,' and 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' (4:47) 'The Strangers: Chapter 3' (15:57) 'The Moment' (22:51) 'Crime 101' (30:45) 'GOAT' (41:00) 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' (52:42) 'Wuthering Heights' (1:05:51) 'How To Make A Killing' (1:16:12) 'I Can Only Imagine 2' (1:24:01) 'Psycho Killer' (1:30:57) 'Scream 7' (1:40:36) 'Scream 7' SPOILERS (1:50:17) Zach's Pick: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' (2:00:08) Bets (2:04:57) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    2h 10m
  2. Dumpuary Continues... 'Return to Silent Hill,' 'Send Help,' and More. Plus: Super Bowl Trailers and Our Fantasy Box Office League Draft Picks!

    FEB 13

    Dumpuary Continues... 'Return to Silent Hill,' 'Send Help,' and More. Plus: Super Bowl Trailers and Our Fantasy Box Office League Draft Picks!

    Quick! Send Help! Have Mercy! Find Shelter! Return to Silent Hill! Iron a Lung! Plenty of movies to cover in this week's episode. Plus: some talk about our Fantasy Box Office League and the Super Bowl trailers! This episode's schedule: Fantasy Box Office Draft Picks (2:47) 'Mercy' (21:44) 'Return To Silent Hill' (31:25) 'Shelter' (36:49) 'Iron Lung' (41:55) Super Bowl Trailers (50:24) 'Send Help' (55:49) Aaron's Pick: 'Eighth Grade' by Bo Burnham (1:02:18) Bets (1:09:57) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 20m
  3. '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Goes Bone-Dry At The Box Office. Plus 'Primate,' 'Greenland 2: Migration,' and more!

    FEB 2

    '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Goes Bone-Dry At The Box Office. Plus 'Primate,' 'Greenland 2: Migration,' and more!

    Is This Thing On? Hell-oOoOo?? Hopefully you can hear us, because it's our first regularly scheduled episode of 2026! We will be discussing five films from the first three weeks of January. Did we go ape over Primate? Should you avoid Greenland 2: Migration like the plague? No, not THAT The Plague. And who exactly is getting boned in The Bone Temple? All these questions and more will be answered in this episode. This episode's schedule: 'The Plague' (3:09) 'Greenland 2: Migration' (10:53) 'Primate' (19:20) 'Is This Thing On?' (27:51) '28 Year Later: The Bone Temple' (34:05) Zach's Picks: 'Van Helsing' by Stephen Sommers and 'High School Musical' by Kenny Ortega (51:43) Bets (1:01:16) JOIN OUR FANTASY BOX OFFICE LEAGUE. ONLY THREE SLOTS AVAILABLE; FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 12m
  4. LIVE OSCAR NOMINATION REACTIONS: 'Sinners' Makes Academy Awards History, No One Mourns The 'Wicked: For Good'

    JAN 22

    LIVE OSCAR NOMINATION REACTIONS: 'Sinners' Makes Academy Awards History, No One Mourns The 'Wicked: For Good'

    Join us for our first live reaction episode, where we cover the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards. This episode's schedule: Predictions (5:43) Live Reactions to Nominations (24:51) Recap/Impromptu Winner Predictions (41:25) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Award Show" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 2m
  5. THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025

    JAN 1

    THE TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025

    Our last episode of the year has arrived! We made it through 22 episodes! Listen to us talk about our Top 10 of the year, as well as some honorable mentions. Then we look back on 2025 as a whole and discuss our most anticipated movies of next year before placing our first bets of 2026. Oh, happy day! Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 19m
  6. 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' 'Marty Supreme' and The 2025 Home Stretch

    12/31/2025

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' 'Marty Supreme' and The 2025 Home Stretch

    Have you ever thought to yourself, "Could I ever be attracted to a Na'vi?" Have you ever wondered, "How could they make a movie about ping-pong exciting?" Have you ever ventured to think, "What would it be like to be the governor of the state in which I was born and raised?" We have all those answers and more in this week's episode of B.O.B., our last regular episode of 2025! This episode's schedule: 'Ella McCay' (3:10) 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' (13:24) 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (21:14) 'The Housemaid' (35:30) 'The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants' (50:38) 'Anaconda' (56:02) 'Marty Supreme' (1:03:33) Zach's Pick: 'Predator: Killer of Killers' by Dan Trachtenberg (1:10:16) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 30m
  7. A Very Box Office Bets Christmas!

    12/24/2025

    A Very Box Office Bets Christmas!

    Happy Holidays from our B.O.B. family to yours! On this episode, we discuss our favorite holiday classics, TV specials, and indie darlings. Listen to it while you sip some egg nog and spread some Christmas cheer! Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. "Holiday" Theme Music by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1 hr
  8. 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' and the Warner Bros. Situation

    12/16/2025

    'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' and the Warner Bros. Situation

    Worried about the future of movie theaters? So are we! Everything is bad! The world is ending! But if the powers that be controlling what we consume and how we consume it is inevitable, you might as well just kick back and listen to two guys talk on a podcast in the meantime. On this week's episode, we cover seven new releases, but only after a half-hour freak out about Netflix, Paramount, OpenAI and more. This episode's schedule: The Warner Bros. Situation (2:21) The Golden Globe Nominations, Variety's Actors on Actors Selections and other movie news (32:09) 'Rental Family' (45:59) 'Sisu 2: Road to Revenge' (49:31) 'Zootopia 2' (53:25) 'Eternity' (59:13) 'Wake Up Dead Man' (1:03:22) 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' (1:07:12) 'Hamnet' (1:13:37) Zach's Pick: 'Palm Springs' by Max Barbakow (1:23:15) Bets (1:26:44) Artwork by Mackenzie McCarron. Theme Song by Will DiNola. Edited and produced by Aaron Bartuska.

    1h 35m
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A high school film teacher and a former high school business teacher compete to see who can most accurately predict the box office each week, discussing new release films and industry trends along the way.

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